DataGridViewCellMouseEventArgs.ColumnIndex Property
Definition
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Gets the zero-based column index of the cell.
public:
property int ColumnIndex { int get(); };
public int ColumnIndex { get; }
member this.ColumnIndex : int
Public ReadOnly Property ColumnIndex As Integer
Property Value
An integer specifying the column index.
Examples
The following code example illustrates the use of this property.
private void dataGridView1_ColumnHeaderMouseClick(
object sender, DataGridViewCellMouseEventArgs e)
{
DataGridViewColumn newColumn = dataGridView1.Columns[e.ColumnIndex];
DataGridViewColumn oldColumn = dataGridView1.SortedColumn;
ListSortDirection direction;
// If oldColumn is null, then the DataGridView is not sorted.
if (oldColumn != null)
{
// Sort the same column again, reversing the SortOrder.
if (oldColumn == newColumn &&
dataGridView1.SortOrder == SortOrder.Ascending)
{
direction = ListSortDirection.Descending;
}
else
{
// Sort a new column and remove the old SortGlyph.
direction = ListSortDirection.Ascending;
oldColumn.HeaderCell.SortGlyphDirection = SortOrder.None;
}
}
else
{
direction = ListSortDirection.Ascending;
}
// Sort the selected column.
dataGridView1.Sort(newColumn, direction);
newColumn.HeaderCell.SortGlyphDirection =
direction == ListSortDirection.Ascending ?
SortOrder.Ascending : SortOrder.Descending;
}
private void dataGridView1_DataBindingComplete(object sender,
DataGridViewBindingCompleteEventArgs e)
{
// Put each of the columns into programmatic sort mode.
foreach (DataGridViewColumn column in dataGridView1.Columns)
{
column.SortMode = DataGridViewColumnSortMode.Programmatic;
}
}
Private Sub dataGridView1_ColumnHeaderMouseClick(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As DataGridViewCellMouseEventArgs) _
Handles dataGridView1.ColumnHeaderMouseClick
Dim newColumn As DataGridViewColumn = _
dataGridView1.Columns(e.ColumnIndex)
Dim oldColumn As DataGridViewColumn = dataGridView1.SortedColumn
Dim direction As ListSortDirection
' If oldColumn is null, then the DataGridView is not currently sorted.
If oldColumn IsNot Nothing Then
' Sort the same column again, reversing the SortOrder.
If oldColumn Is newColumn AndAlso dataGridView1.SortOrder = _
SortOrder.Ascending Then
direction = ListSortDirection.Descending
Else
' Sort a new column and remove the old SortGlyph.
direction = ListSortDirection.Ascending
oldColumn.HeaderCell.SortGlyphDirection = SortOrder.None
End If
Else
direction = ListSortDirection.Ascending
End If
' Sort the selected column.
dataGridView1.Sort(newColumn, direction)
If direction = ListSortDirection.Ascending Then
newColumn.HeaderCell.SortGlyphDirection = SortOrder.Ascending
Else
newColumn.HeaderCell.SortGlyphDirection = SortOrder.Descending
End If
End Sub
Private Sub dataGridView1_DataBindingComplete(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As DataGridViewBindingCompleteEventArgs) _
Handles dataGridView1.DataBindingComplete
' Put each of the columns into programmatic sort mode.
For Each column As DataGridViewColumn In dataGridView1.Columns
column.SortMode = DataGridViewColumnSortMode.Programmatic
Next
End Sub